‘The Book of Boba Fett’ Recap – ‘Chapter 1: Stranger in a Strange Land’

Written by Shae Rufe

Caution: This article contains spoilers for the series premiere of ‘The Book of Boba Fett’.
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The Book of Boba Fett aired yesterday, it’s the second live action series under the Star Wars umbrella, and while it should offer a great deal into what happened between Return of the Jedi and The Force Awakens, it most importantly offers more Boba Fett. This once, one-off, side character, fell into our hearts with only a line or two and very quickly climbed the charts to fan favorite. When he presumably died in Return of the Jedi, we were all just a little sad. Good news came to us, however, when Boba made his appearance in season 2 of The Mandalorian. So, what was he doing all this time? How did he even survive the Sarlacc? Most of our questions have been answered with the release of Boba’s very own show.

So how did Boba survive the Sarlacc pit? Well, he woke up mid digestion and fought his way out, only to be robbed by Jawas and taken prisoner by the Tusken Raiders. Pretty crappy deal after fighting one’s way out of a Sarlacc’s stomach. The good news is he’s alive, the bad news is, barely. Boba does try to fight his way out, but that doesn’t go well. Finally, he’s taken to dig for water plants, or plants filled with water, when he and another prisoner are attacked by a 6-armed nightmare creature. That was horrifying.
 
Boba is smart and well trained and easily kills the beast. He and the young Tusken Raider return to the camp with the creature’s head and Boba is offered a water plant thing of his own. Maybe, just maybe, he earned their respect? That doesn’t explain everything, however, like how he met Fennec Shand or how he took over Jabba’s crime empire. But? That’s all in due time.

For now, Boba has his armor back and is setting up meetings. The people are coming to bear gifts and pay their respects to the new crime lord. And he even goes to them. In fact, he visits one particular bar to introduce himself personally. After all, he wants to rule with respect, not fear. Boba and Fennec leave the bar with a helmet of coins and a new understanding with said bar owner. They get attacked by masked assailants with energy shields.
 
Boba literally gets his a*s kicked and Fennec goes after the masked attackers. She tracks down two and fights them both before deciding she only needs one alive. Boba is rushed to a healing tank and that’s where we’re left hanging. Next week we hopefully find out more. We already know how Boba got his armor back, but there’s way more to this story.

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